Bad is not an absolute but a relative term. Ask the robber who used the cash he stole to feed his infant; the rapist who was sexually abused as a child; the kidnapper who truly believed he was saving a life. And just because you break the law, doesn't mean you have intentionally crossed the line into evil. Sometimes it creeps up on you, and before you know it, you're standing on the other side.
- Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts